I am trying out a new Q&A segment for part of the review
process particularly on the audiobooks I will be reviewing!!
Raveled. Anne McAneny. 2013. [January] Farrington Press. 12
hours 5 min. [Source:AudioBlast and the Author]
First sentence: Sixteen years since my last trip to this park, and not a tree had changed.
Premise/Plot: What's a girl to do when her imprisoned brother begs her to delve
into their father's 16-year-old murder conviction? How about peel back the
lies, upend the fairy tales, and roil the populace of Lavitte - a sweet apple
of a town with a wormy, festering core? That's what Allison Fennimore chooses.
Despite her infamous surname and people's wilted memories, this jaded cynic of
a daughter sinks her teeth in and refuses to let go. She can practically taste
the bitterness of that long-ago, twisted night when two teenagers died, linked
to her father by bad luck and a few strands of rope. First sentence: Sixteen years since my last trip to this park, and not a tree had changed.
Ignoring the dense local atmosphere, where image trumps substance and lies become legend, Allison stirs the pot. The more layers she discards, the more elusive the truth becomes. And when a key source of information turns up dead, the dark edges of resentment coil in around her like a slowly tightening noose. As revelations get ugly, Allison may wish she'd never ventured toward the forbidden fruit of truth.
My thoughts:
If you could sum up
Raveled in three words, what would they be?
Twisty, turny, and enjoyable.
What did you like
best about this story?
The plot and how you would get snippets of what happened 16
years ago through out the story.
Which character – as
performed by – was your favorite?
Charlie, I adored how Rebecca Roberts acted him out it was
spot on to how I would have heard him if I hard read the book.
Was there a moment in
the book that particularly moved you?
The interactions that Allison had with her mother were
extremely touching.
I enjoyed listening to this book. The narration by Rebecca Roberts was
enjoyable. The plot twisted and turned
enough to keep me guessing til the end!
Just when I thought I knew what was going to happen I had the rug pulled
out from under me! I can imagine that a
crime like that happening in a small town even 16 years later it would still be
an open wound so my hat’s off to the heroine for never backing down no matter
what!
Rating 8/10
Recommendation: Mystery fans, seekers of an enjoyable way to
pass the time.
*I received a digital
review copy for free through Audioblast and from the author in exchange for an
honest review. All opinions are my own.*
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